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Mental Health Awareness Month: Why It Matters and How to Access Support

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Mental Health Awareness Month, observed each May, is a national reminder of the importance of emotional wellbeing, access to therapy, and reducing stigma around mental health care. While awareness has grown in recent years, many people still face barriers to finding affordable, affirming, and effective support. At Steffen Counseling Services (SCS), we view Mental Health […]

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Common Relationship Patterns in Couples: Why You Keep Having the Same Fight

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If you’ve ever thought, “Why do we keep having the same argument over and over?” you’re not alone. Many couples find themselves stuck in repetitive relationship patterns that feel impossible to break. In therapy, we often call these interactional patterns: predictable ways partners respond to each other under stress. These relationship patterns in couples are usually

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Emotional and Relational Spring Cleaning: Letting Go After Seattle’s Gray Winter

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If you live in Seattle, you know how long winters can feel. Short days, gray skies, and a steady drizzle that makes staying inside (and in your head) a little too easy. By the time the city finally starts to green up again, many people are carrying an emotional residue that no one warned them

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Autism Acceptance Month: Supporting Neurodiversity in Individuals, Couples, and Families

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Each April, Autism Awareness Month invites us to pause and reflect on how we understand and support individuals on the autism spectrum. In recent years, there has been an important shift from simply raising awareness to genuine acceptance. This shift matters. Awareness acknowledges that autism exists, acceptance asks us to respond with respect, curiosity, and

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Navigating Uncertainty: How Discernment Counseling Helps Seattle Couples Decide Their Next Step

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When one partner is leaning out and the other wants to work things out, traditional couples therapy often struggles to meet both partners’ needs. That’s where discernment counseling comes in; a short-term, structured approach designed specifically for Seattle-area couples who feel stuck or unsure whether to stay together or separate. At Steffen Counseling Services in

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A New Space to Land: In-Person Therapy in Georgetown Seattle Neighborhood

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This post comes from Emerson, one of our Seattle-based providers. Emerson offers both in-person therapy in Georgetown Seattle and telehealth sessions to support clients in finding presence, connection, and healing. There’s something different about sitting together in a room. For many of us, therapy has lived through screens in recent years—accessible, flexible, and meaningful in

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Important Update: 2026 Therapy Rate Changes at Steffen Counseling Services

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At Steffen Counseling Services, we’re committed to providing accessible and high-quality mental health care for our Seattle and Portland communities. To continue offering excellent support for both clients and our dedicated therapy team, we’ll be updating our session rates effective April 13th, 2026. In this post, we’ll more about these upcoming therapy rate changes and answer questions you

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Celebrating International Asexuality Day: Affirming Asexual and Aromantic Identities in Therapy

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April 6 is International Asexuality Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and affirming the experiences of people who identify as asexual, aromantic, or anywhere along those spectrums. At Steffen Counseling Services, we celebrate by offering asexual affirming therapy in Seattle that honors every way of experiencing attraction and connection. Understanding the Asexual and Aromantic

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Honoring Trans Visibility Day: Commitment to Affirming Care

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Today, March 31st, marks Transgender Visibility Day—a day to celebrate the resilience, diversity, and existence of transgender and gender-expansive individuals. While visibility is vital, it is not an end in itself. As highlighted in recent and historical events across the globe, visibility without safety risks exposing individuals to harassment, discrimination, and harm. True progress requires

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